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2005 Polini Australian Grand Prix
Race 15 of 17
Phillip Island
27 laps
Time of race: 0:41:08.542
Average speed of winner: 175.024 kph
Margin of victory: 1.007 sec.
Lead changes: 3 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Marco Melandri 1:30.332
Lap leaders: Hayden 1-2, Rossi 3-15, Hayden 16-18, Rossi 19-27
| Finish | Start | Rider | Bike # | Team | Chassis | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Valentino Rossi | 46 | Gauloises Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | Yamaha | 1:29.443 | 27 | 2 | 22 | 41:08.542 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Nicky Hayden | 69 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC211V | Honda | 1:29.337 | 27 | 2 | 5 | +1.007 | 20 |
| 3 | 4 | Carlos Checa | 7 | Ducati Marlboro Team | Ducati Desmosedici GP5 | Ducati | 1:29.775 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +4.215 | 16 |
| 4 | 8 | Marco Melandri | 33 | Movistar Honda MotoGP | Honda RC211V | Gresini | 1:30.322 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +4.232 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | Sete Gibernau | 15 | Movistar Honda MotoGP | Honda RC211V | Gresini | 1:29.729 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +14.088 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Colin Edwards | 5 | Gauloises Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | Yamaha | 1:29.943 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +33.200 | 10 |
| 7 | 10 | Shinya Nakano | 56 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR | Kawasaki | 1:30.628 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +45.055 | 9 |
| 8 | 9 | Makoto Tamada | 6 | JiR Konica Minolta Honda | Honda RC211V | JiR | 1:30.624 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +45.103 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Toni Elías | 24 | Fortuna Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | Tech 3 | 1:30.094 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +45.104 | 7 |
| 10 | 11 | John Hopkins | 21 | Team Suzuki MotoGP | Suzuki GSV-R | Suzuki | 1:30.667 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +50.260 | 6 |
| 11 | 14 | Chris Vermeulen | 17 | Camel Honda | Honda RC211V | Pons | 1:31.654 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +50.697 | 5 |
| 12 | 15 | Rubén Xaus | 11 | Fortuna Yamaha Team | Yamaha YZR-M1 | Tech 3 | 1:31.728 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +68.324 | 4 |
| 13 | 16 | Roberto Rolfo | 44 | Team d'Antin Pramac | Ducati Desmosedici GP5 | d Antin | 1:33.495 | 27 | 0 | 0 | +91.737 | 3 |
| 14 | 17 | James Ellison | 77 | Blata WCM | Blata WCM | WCM | 1:33.673 | 26 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 15 | 18 | Franco Battaini | 27 | Blata WCM | Blata WCM | WCM | 1:35.933 | 26 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 16 | 13 | Olivier Jacque | 19 | Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR | Kawasaki | 1:31.079 | 25 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 12 | Alex Barros | 4 | Camel Honda | Honda RC211V | Pons | 1:30.757 | 22 | 0 | 0 | retired | 0 |
| 18 | 6 | Max Biaggi | 3 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda RC211V | Honda | 1:30.070 | 0 | 0 | 0 | did not start | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Valentino Rossi | 331 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Nicky Hayden | 170 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Marco Melandri | 170 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Colin Edwards | 162 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Max Biaggi | 159 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Loris Capirossi | 148 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Sete Gibernau | 137 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Alex Barros | 129 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Carlos Checa | 114 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Shinya Nakano | 87 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Makoto Tamada | 76 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Kenny Roberts, Jr. | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | John Hopkins | 59 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Toni Elías | 58 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Troy Bayliss | 54 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Rubén Xaus | 49 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Olivier Jacque | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Roberto Rolfo | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Alex Hofmann | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Franco Battaini | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | James Ellison | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Shane Byrne | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Vermeulen | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | David Checa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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